News -- January 15, 2006

This War Wasn't Started By Mistake - "Would someone please ask George Bush what he is talking about when he says America won't "cut and run" and U.S. troops must remain in Iraq until they achieve victory? "Cut and run" from what — a mistake? The only way the Untied States could possibly secure a victory would be to discover the weapons that never were there in the first place. ... The corpse that everyone at this wake has been ignoring is that this war was not a mistake. You would expect anyone who made such a horrific blunder to be doing his best to correct, not compound it. But nobody appears eager to correct this "mistake." Instead, the administration's latest reason for continuing to occupy the country is that the U.S. can't leave until Iraq can provide its own security. But if the United States really wanted to stabilize the country, it would accede to the wishes of all factions in Iraq and get the hell out!"
http://ragemaker.com/stories/2005/no_mistake.htm

N. Korean General: We'll Nuke You - "North Korean three-star General Ri Chan Bok tells correspondent Dan Rather that if the U.S. invades his country, he will use nuclear weapons to defend it."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/12/60minutes/main1203973.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

Anti-war activists take Pelosi to task - ""She manages to project an image of being against the war, but she's not leading other Democrats to rally against it.""
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/15/PELOSI.TMP

In no god they trust - "In a state where lawmakers pray to Jesus before doing business, Reba Boyd Wooden finds herself leading a group that she says frequently feels marginalized -- the nonbelievers. Wooden's Center for Inquiry Community of Indiana includes atheists, agnostics and secular humanists, the term for nonbelievers with which Wooden most closely identifies. Their profound skepticism about God may be how most people define them. But Wooden said the secular humanists and others who are members of the center shouldn't be viewed so narrowly. They treasure science and reason, value common decency toward others and believe people must solve their own problems."
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060114/LIVING/601140305

I'd back Condi for the White House, says Laura Bush - "The First Lady, a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in American politics, is the most influential voice to speak in favour of a presidential bid in 2008 by Ms Rice." -- Preparing the sheeple.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/15/wcondi15.xml

Iran declares WAR on History - ""It is a strange world. It is possible to discuss everything except the Holocaust," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters. "The Foreign Ministry plans to hold a conference on the scientific aspect of the issue to discuss and review its repercussions." ... Oh man, Iran is really pushing the envelope.How dare they question HISTORY as it's been passed down to us from the all knowing, all seeing media?"
http://wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com/2006/01/iran-declares-war-on-history.html

Scientists test pill to fade memories of traumatic events - "Scientists have been testing a pill that, when given after a traumatic event like rape, may make the resulting memories less painful and intense. Will it work? It is too soon to say. Still, it is not far-fetched to think that this drug someday might be passed out along with blankets and food at emergency shelters after disasters like the tsunami or Hurricane Katrina." -- In addition, soldiers will be able to handle more violence than they are currently able. Plus, I can see this leading to a pill that can erase memories. So, while the intentions are good, I still find this troubling.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060114-114235-2425r.htm

Yahoo web beacons - "Yahoo's current privacy policy is causing consternation among some users who object to their use of so-called 'web beacons'. Known in most circles as web bugs, these invisible images are embedded in websites and email and used to track your surfing - and even tell whether you've opened a particular email. ... But Yahoo's 'beacons' don't just stop at email. According to the same privacy policy, Yahoo uses web bugs both inside and outside their own network."
http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/yahoobugs.htm

49 Arrested in Internet Child-Molesting Sting - "A sting to capture attempted child molesters netted 49 men in Riverside County, including a U.S. Homeland Security agent and a high school teacher, law enforcement authorities announced Friday."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-molesters14jan14,0,4202450.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Actor Stephen Baldwin on crusade against porn - "Baldwin, the youngest of the acting clan that includes older brothers Alec, Billy and Daniel, has planted himself on the sidewalk outside a new adult entertainment business located about one mile from his home and is photographing workers and their vehicles as they prepare the store for opening. The actor says he plans to stand outside the store every day and photograph license plates of its patrons until the business closes. He will, he threatens, identify the store's customers and pay for a one-page newspaper ad each month to publish their names."
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48347

ADHD or 'Indigo'? Parents flock to new theory - "If you have not been in an alternative bookstore lately, it is possible that you have missed the news about indigo children. ... "To me, these children are the answers to the prayers we all have for peace," said Doreen Virtue, a former psychotherapist for adolescents who now writes books and lectures on indigo children. She calls the indigos a leap in human evolution."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/255461_indigo.html?source=mypi

Babies born in winter are bigger, brighter and more successful - "For centuries astrologers have sworn that the time of year a baby is born plots the course its life will take. Now extensive research conducted over a seven-year period appears to prove that babies born in the winter are more likely to grow into big, bright and successful adults than their summer counterparts."
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article338679.ece

CDC: Two drugs don't work against flu - "The Centers for Disease Control told physicians Saturday that they should not prescribe two of the four antiviral drugs approved to treat this season's dominant form of the flu because the most common form in the U.S. is resistant to them."
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B38D722DC%2DA6A2%2D42D7%2D9974%2D5E2A8513E83C%7D&symbol=&siteid=mktw

Arizona could have its driest winter season in centuries - "And that has officials worried about agriculture, water supplies and the threat of wildfires."
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2006-01-12-arizona-drought_x.htm

Capsule Carrying Comet Dust Lands in Utah - "The touchdown capped a seven-year journey by NASA's Stardust spacecraft, which zipped past a comet in 2004 to capture minute dust particles and store them in the capsule."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060115/D8F551S80.html

Anonymity on a Disk - "To many privacy geeks, it's the holy grail -- a totally anonymous and secure computer so easy to use you can hand it to your grandmother and send her off on her own to the local Starbucks. That was the guiding principle for the members of kaos.theory security research
when they set out to put a secure crypto-heavy operating systems on a bootable CD: a disk that would offer the masses the same level of privacy available to security professionals, but with an easy user interface."
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,70017-0.html?tw=wn_tophead_1




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